diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 6b308891..a9c08788 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ src/action.test.js
 src/testUtils.js
 .eslintignore
 .eslintrc.json
+.nvmrc
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6a7d89c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+16